Sniper Elite V2

Go to sleep...forever

The entire game can be played co-operatively with a friend and this definitely makes it more enjoyable. You could split up and flank enemies or one guy could take to a height while the other snipes them from ground level. The X-Ray kill cams are severely reduced in co-op, but the slow mo deaths are still there. If you can’t find someone to co-op the game with, you can try your hand at online matchmaking, where you could even give the game’s horde mode a shot. A horde mode does feel like an odd fit for such a game, but I guess every game has to have one nowadays.

The game also ships with online deathmatch, which is quite intense. You, along with twelve other players, are thrown into random, sprawling levels taken from the campaign, where your goal is to kill everyone around.  It really becomes an intense game of cat and mouse where every player quickly takes to a higher ground to secure a safer vantage point. From there, it’s all about patience as you strive to take out the other snipers. It may sound boring on paper, but it was a refreshing change of pace from the usual run and gun action most online shooters offer. It’s too bad there’s hardly anyone playing it online.

Ouch!

And that is a fate this game will meet eventually, I’m afraid. Sniper Elite really isn’t a franchise most people are familiar with, so at a time when games like Max Payne 3 and Diablo III are about to dominate sales, I doubt anyone would want to spend $50 on this game. However, if you do have a fetish for sniping and are willing to overlook some this game’s flaws, it is most definitely worth checking out.

Test Rig:
Motherboard: Intel DP67BG Extreme Desktop series
Processor: Intel Core i7 - 2600K @3.40 GHZ
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 4GB DD3 @ 1600 MHZ X2
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W